Deadline to Register for Alligator Hunt is July 13 in Alabama
OutdoorHub 07.08.12
Registration for Alabama’s seventh regulated alligator hunting season is currently underway, but will close on July 13 at 8 a.m. When registration closes, 295 hunters will be randomly chosen by computer to receive one Alligator Possession Tag each. The cost is $6 to apply and hunters may register multiple times. Only Alabama residents age 16 years or older may apply. To register, visit www.outdooralabama.com.
The alligator hunts will be held on August 16-18 and August 23- 25 in the Mobile Tensaw Delta and west central Alabama, and on August 10-26 for the southeast Alabama area. Each person receiving an Alligator Possession Tag will be allowed to harvest one alligator 6 feet in length or longer. Hunting hours will be from 8 p.m. until 6 a.m. each day. All Alabama hunting and boating regulations must be followed.
Of the 295 tags issued for the hunts, 50 will be issued for the hunt area in west central Alabama, which includes Monroe County (north of US Hwy. 84), Wilcox County and Dallas County. A total of 120 tags will be issued for the southeast Alabama area. For the Mobile-Tensaw Delta hunts, which take place in parts of Baldwin and Mobile counties, 125 tags will be issued.
For more information about the alligator hunts or to check your selection status once registration closes, visit www.outdooralabama.com.
